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A person can choose to have choices. A person can choose not to choose; still a choice, but they think of it as "no choice...

My favourite response of Ethan's to many questions that are geared to have one right answer is "It depends." I used to t...

I think all unschoolers should read as many definitions as they can instead of depending on one definition. On the other hand, I think ...

Part of being your child's partner is helping her learn how to be in the world, how to live comfortably and fully and considerately a...

Help children live playful lives by being a playful adult. Play with words, and ideas; play with shape, form, and color. Let children ...

The first time I went to Hollycombe Steam Fair was in 2011. I have been twice since, always with other unschoolers. Part of what I lo...

Sometimes an antique is still in use. If you remember how exciting a little mechanical ride could be when you were a child, try to keep so...

I saw this little carousel at a car boot sale in Taplow, west of London. Thinking of little children, the reminder "say yes when you ca...

I really suggest reading reading reading — Sandra and Joyce have so much on their sites that we could spend a lifetime pondering it...

"Where joy is, you will find learning. Where joy is, you will find flow." —Clare Kirkpatrick Parent paragrap...

Jihong Tang wrote: Relevancy is very important in learning. I knew wax's melting point by heart but freaked out when it me...

We can't remember everything we see, or hear or do. Sometimes for one person, for some reason, something can become the sort of memory ...

A rule that noise is okay at a park isn't as good as looking at the principles. Even in a park, time and place can be factors. We met ...

Unschooling is a way to homeschool, but without the schoolishness. Things can be learned in whatever order they come along, and th...

"Focus on Joy. Really. That's all I need to do right now. It's vacation time in my home...bring on the Joy." —Angela...

School calls a small sliver of the world "all", and we call all of life's learning "some". SandraDodd.com/quot...

"I can spend my energy on limiting my child's world so that he will be safe and happy or I can spend my energy on helping my child...

It was a sunny day, in England, to get a shadow like that. Shadows prove sunshine. SandraDodd.com/light 2011 photo by Sandra Dodd...

A little more time. A little more patience. A little more joy. A little more calm. SandraDodd.com/calm photo by Janine Da...

"Don’t trust children to be right. Trust children to be able to make a guess and then learn from what happens." —Joyce Fetteroll S...